Weather & wonder
When clouds fill the Grand Canyon
A look back at the SKYGLOW Project’s view of a remarkable cloud inversion, where the landscape becomes a sea of fog.
Image: SKYGLOW Project
Wedding vows at Everest Base Camp
A mountain wedding photographed by Charleton Churchill, from our 2017 archive.
Image: Charleton Churchill
A proposal beneath the northern lights
An aurora-lit moment in Norway’s Lofoten Islands, captured by DK Photography.
Image: DK Photography
An iceberg off Newfoundland
An icy visitor to Ferryland, on Canada’s Atlantic coast, from our 2017 archive.
More from the archive
Stories in publication order
Northern Lights Destinations: 10 Places to See the Aurora Borealis
The northern lights shine brightest in a ring around the Arctic, the auroral zone centred near 67° north. Put yourself under that ring betwe...
Svalbard Glaciers Then and Now: Christian Åslund’s Repeat Photographs
The mountains in each pair of pictures are the same. The ice is not. In 2002 the Swedish photographer Christian Åslund travelled to Svalbar...
Amtrak Train Hits Snow at Rhinecliff: Nick Colvin’s Slow-Motion Video
A southbound Amtrak train sweeps into Rhinecliff station, New York, and meets a track buried under fresh snow. In Nick Colvin’s slow-motion...
Moose Rescued from Lake Ice in Sweden: Skaters Chop a Path to Shore
A winter skating trip in Sweden turned into a rescue when a group of skaters found a moose trapped in a hole in the lake ice. The animal had...
The Viral Penguin Fight: Magellanic Penguins, Pair Bonds and Nest Rivals
In November 2016, a short clip from Nat Geo Wild's series Animal Fight Night became one of the most shared animal videos of the year. I...
30 Creative Snowmen: Funny Ideas, Snow Animals and Tips for Building
A carrot nose, two coal eyes and a scarf are where most snowmen begin. Then someone gives theirs a phone, turns it upside down or builds a ...
Frozen Lake Baikal: Kristina Makeeva’s Photos of Cracks, Bubbles and Ice
White cracks branch across deep blue ice, and pale bubbles hang frozen beneath the surface like scattered coins. Photographer Kristina Makee...
Gimmelwald Cat Guides an Injured Hiker Down a Swiss Alps Trail
A hiker with a sprained ankle, a closed path above Gimmelwald and a black-and-white cat that kept walking ahead and looking back: in August...
Snow in the Sahara: Karim Bouchetata's Aïn Séfra Photos, December 2016
On 19 December 2016, snow fell on the orange dunes outside Aïn Séfra, a town in northwestern Algeria sometimes called the "gateway to ...